Jerri Livingston

Born and raised in St. Louis, Jerri graduated from Ladue High School and Washington University. She married Bill in 1975 and moved to Chesterfield where they soon started their family. She was an active volunteer with both children’s schools and extracurricular activities. She spent more than 25 years teaching second grade Religious School at Shaare Emeth, as well tutoring Hebrew students who needed extra support. She served as the President of Shaare Emeth’s Sisterhood, and then became President of Women of Reform Judaism’s Midwest District, and also served on the WRJ national board. Jerri loved connecting with women of all faiths, and was active in the St. Louis interfaith community via Interfaith Partnership and as a leader in the St. Louis Women’s Interfaith Conference for many years.

As a Breast Cancer Survivor, she became an outspoken advocate, educator, and fundraiser. She participated in the Susan G. Komen More than Pink Walk as a volunteer where she worked with corporate teams and was regularly recognized throughout her 20 years of fundraising as one of the top individual fundraisers for the St. Louis walk. Through Haddasah’s Check It Out program, she spoke to women of all ages and backgrounds about breast cancer awareness, many of whom would not have had access to this information otherwise. She was recognized as an Unsung Hero by the St. Louis Jewish Light in 2017 for all her volunteer work throughout the community.

Jerri enjoyed spending time with her family, and was an adoptive mother, aunt, and grandmother to many. There was always a spot at Rosh Hashanah dinner or the Passover seder table if you needed somewhere to go. She always remembered birthdays, anniversaries, and yahrzeits, and knit dozens of blankets for her family and friends’ new children and grandchildren. Her family and Jewish community were the center of her life, and both will carry her memory.

Visitation Friday, April 5th 12:30 PM at Congregation Shaare Emeth, 11645 Ladue Road at Ballas Roads, followed by funeral service at 1:00 PM. Interment New Mt. Sinai Cemetery. Contributions in Jerri’s memory can be made to the Grossman-Livingston Youth Enrichment fund at Congregation Shaare Emeth, the Susan G. Komen Missouri Chapter, or a charity of your choice.